Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Bad for the Boss by Talia Hibbert

7 reviews

lags2much's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gun violence

lesbegays's review against another edition

fast-paced

not rating this, since it feels unfair to rate a book talia hibbert has intentionally made “mysteriously disappear”. i absolutely understand why she did that. it’s a bit problematic, surprisingly dark, and very melodramatic in a way that reminds me of a wattpad story (if a decently written one) and not what i’d expect from having read her more recent books. it’s also rough around the edges and you can tell it’s from very early in her career.  i absolutely did eat this the fuck up, though. it still has her charm and early versions of some of my favorite elements of her more recent and polished writing. 
weirdly enough, this has made me more confident calling talia hibbert a favorite author, since i can trust that i’ll still enjoy even her worst works. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Racism, Stalking, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Dementia

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

aglclark's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Murder, Animal death, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death

kimalah's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Violence, Dementia, Animal death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

The plot felt rushed with a lot of things happening without a lot of build up to support it. I also didn't get to know any of the characters very well, especially Jennifer and Theo. 

There were also a lot of elements of the book that were very confusing and/or unresolved.

Why were Jen's parents murdered? Why did Simon do weird stalker things instead of just murdering Jen in the home he had ample access to? How is Theo so OBSCENELY wealthy? How did Theo even get into advertising?

I'm a big fan of Talia Hibbert in general, but this was not one of my favourite stories by her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

caseythereader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Violence

jina's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty and Murder